Philippine officials said Sunday the government will no longer allow villagers to return to a crater-studded island where an erupting volcano lies, warning that living there would be ?like having a gun pointed at you.'

The Iranian official leading the investigation into the Ukrainian jetliner that was accidentally shot down by the Revolutionary Guard appeared to backtrack Sunday on plans to send the flight recorders abroad for analysis, a day after saying they would be sent to Kyiv.

If the Producers Guild Awards are a true predictor of the Oscars’ best film category, then the World War I film ?1917? is poised to come away with the top honor in a few weeks.

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Lebanon’s public prosecutor ordered the release Sunday of more than 30 people detained the previous evening, according to the National State News agency, in the worst day of violence since protests erupted three months ago.

Israel’s military said it began construction of an underground defense system Sunday along its northern frontier with Lebanon to protect against cross-border tunnels.

A fire official says eight people have been killed in a fire at an asylum for the mentally ill in the Czech Republic.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the international community to stand against ?the merchants of blood and chaos? as he headed Sunday to a Berlin summit seeking to resolve the Libya conflict.

Iran said Sunday that two newly constructed satellites have passed pre-launch tests and will be transported to the nation’s space center for eventual launch, without elaborating.

Drew Buggs scored 12 points and tied his career high with 12 assists, Zigmars Raimo and Justin Webster combined to score 16 of their 21 points in the second half, and Hawaii beat UC Santa Barbara 70-63 on Saturday night.